Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have kidnapped a 60-year-old headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State.

The victim was identified as Mr Matthew Kolawale Owoade, popularly known as ‘Onaiye’

The victim’s son, Abiola Owoade, said his father was returning from a visit to his farm when he was intercepted and abducted by the armed assailants.

According to him, shortly after the kidnapping, the abductors contacted the family using the victim’s mobile phone and demanded a ransom of thirty million naira for his release.

During a search for the victim on Sunday, the victim’s motorcycle was recovered after being abandoned abandoned in a bush.

The community expressed deep sadness over the incident, appealing to the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, DSS, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and other security agencies to intervene swiftly and secure the immediate and unconditional release of Mr Kolawale.

Spokesperson for the Oyo State Police Command, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the incident.

“I can confirm to you that a farmer, Mr Owoade Mathew, was kidnapped at his farm in Budo Aare, and efforts are on to rescue the man unhurt and arrest the perpetrator,” he said.

This latest incident happened after the federal government announced the rescue of schoolchildren and teachers Kidnapped in the same state.